Hutton Roof Crags Walk

At the field corner leave the fields and sheep sheds on your left and walk through the trees sticking close to the fence on your left and past the low stile near the end when you come to the stone wall head north on to hutton roof crags keeping the wall close to your left until.

Hutton roof crags walk.

Hutton roof crags is one of the most impressive areas of limestone habitat in britain and boast a site of special scientific interest sssi an sac 2 nnrs and an lnr. There are many other possible walks around hutton roof newbiggin and sealford covered in many different books. To extend your walking in the area you could pick up the lune valley ramble and enjoy a riverside stroll along the river lune. Go through a wicket gate and along a path signed hutton roof crags to the trig point at 900 feet the highest point of the walk.

Hutton roof is a hidden away village in that hinterland country between the m6 and the river lune its character drawn from the limestone of hutton roof crags and newbiggin crags that dominate the scene. The trail is primarily used for hiking walking nature trips and bird watching. You could start the walk from here and follow the limestone link cumbria to the crags. The woodland is a mixture of limestone pavement ancient woodland and newly planted beech larch.

Bear left and descend into woodland along a narrow path and over limestone pavement being careful stepping over the fissures known as grykes between the slabs clints. Burton and hutton roof crags is a 10 9 mile loop trail located near carnforth lancashire england that offers scenic views and is rated as moderate. Hutton roof crags is a lesser walked area in cumbria. Located between kendal and lancaster dalton crags is a large woodland occupying a south west facing slope on the edge of the hutton roof massif.

Hutton roof crags is located a couple of miles west of kirkby lonsdale. Length 10 9 mi elevation gain 1 837 ft route type loop. Hutton roof crags and the adjacent farleton fell sit just to the east of the arnside silverdale aonb and together form an extensive area of upland limestone. I ve passed them numerous times on the way to the lakes and have had it in mind to visit them for a while now.

Eg the ramblers association produces a book called walks from the limestone link. Rory southworth takes us through a remarkable hillside littered with limestone pavement.